12-letter words containing a, f, d, c
- free radical — an atom or molecule that bears an unpaired electron and is extremely reactive, capable of engaging in rapid chain reactions that destabilize other molecules and generate many more free radicals: in the body, deactivated by antioxidants, uric acid, and certain enzyme activities.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- french drain — a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.
- french india — the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fumaric acid — a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half-covered — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handcraftman — handicraftsman.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
- hard-surface — to make the surface of (something) hard or firm, as by compacting or paving it: to hard-surface a parking area.
- headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- ill-affected — not well disposed; disaffected
- indo-pacific — of or relating to the areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans off the coast of SE Asia.
- infanticidal — the act of killing an infant.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island and NW Washington. 100 miles (160 km) long; 15–20 miles (24–32 km) wide.
- lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- modificatory — modifying.
- multifaceted — Having many facets.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- officialized — Simple past tense and past participle of officialize.
- optical diff — vdiff
- oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- reclassified — to classify anew.
- richard korf — (person) A Professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Korf received his B.S. from MIT in 1977, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980 and 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he served as Herbert M. Singer Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Dr. Korf studies problem-solving, heuristic search and planning in artificial intelligence. He wrote "Learning to Solve Problems by Searching for Macro-Operators" (Pitman, 1985). He serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence, and the Journal of Applied Intelligence. Dr. Korf is the recipient of several awards and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- rubber-faced — having a face with unusually mobile features: a rubber-faced comedian.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner